Kodak's 12MP EasyShare compact from 2010 — 3x zoom (36-108mm equiv), 2.7in LCD, Share button, li-ion power
The Kodak EasyShare M530 was a 12-megapixel digital compact announced in January 2010, part of Kodak's style-led M-series in the final years before the company's 2012 bankruptcy ended its camera business. It sold at a budget price in a range of bright colours including red, green, blue, orange and carbon.
It combined a 12.2-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD (ISO 64-1000) with a 3x optical zoom equivalent to 36-108mm and a 2.7-inch LCD; there is no optical viewfinder. It recorded VGA video, offered face detection and recognition, digital image stabilisation and Kodak's Share button for tagging uploads to sites such as Facebook and Flickr, stored to SD/SDHC cards and ran on a KLIC-7006 rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
The M530 suits buyers after a cheap, slim late-CCD compact for casual colour-rich snaps. It lacks optical stabilisation and manual exposure control, and its small sensor struggles in low light, but SD/SDHC storage and simple menus make it one of the easier EasyShares to live with today.
The proprietary KLIC-7006 battery is the main check: confirm one is included and holds charge, since genuine Kodak cells and chargers are discontinued, though third-party replacements remain available. Inspect the lens for extension errors, and check the screen and sample images for CCD defects.